CVE-2020-0984 (GCVE-0-2020-0984)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-15 15:13 – Updated: 2024-08-04 06:18
VLAI
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka 'Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
microsoft CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 3973 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac Affected: unspecified
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